Yes, there is paper covering one of the holes. Both ends are flat. The top is plugged but a small hole is cut in order to blow through it. Looks like a smile....
It would be cool to see a picture of the flute. That way, maybe I or someone else can tell you more, and maybe give more guidance. Have you tried to play the...
Hi kmckee<br>What you have is a $2.00 flute probably of chinese origin. Someone in crafting it has probably put in 50 cents of effort (allowing for wholesalers...
Hey folks, please try to keep the discussion relative to NATIVE style flutes. If the subject wanders too far from this theme it will not serve the purpose of...
Sorry, pal. Plenty other places to discuss types of flutes other than native style, I'm sure. Speaking for myself, I've been reading the posts (from the first...
With a five hole flute (with no half holes..) there are 32 fingering combinations (as has been previously discussed) with the potential for "overblowing" to...
hi darrin,<br>I'm no expert but on my flutes some of the higher notes on the second octave are only achievable by just opening the top hole a touch (not even ...
Try uncovering the top hole and half of the bottom hole. This is sometimes the extended note beyond the fundemental. I count 14-(15 notes on smaller flutes)....
Thanks for the fingering feedback jjjeffy and greatwave. Sounds like I'm getting all there is to get, at least sometimes... Any thoughts on the mechanics of...
Hello all,<br><br>Yes, I'm a "newbie" to the group. Like I've seen mentioned in other posts "I didn't know that there were others like me out there!" It's ...
Now that I've got a half dozen or so flutes behind me and a couple more in progress, I'll take first crack. If you're asking about the sound chamber, it ...
I was gathering firewood last winter on a friends far. came across an old dead cedar tree that had fallen.<br><br>its been setting in the shed ever since....
Several people have asked this question in the past and I don't recall it ever getting an answer. This is more in the realm of "wood working" than fluting and...
MOST TIMES A LOG WHAT AINT BEEN SEASONED PROPER HAS SO MANY SPLIT'S CHECK'S AND SO FORTH ITS HARD TA GET MUCH GOOD WOOD OUT OF IT. BEST TA WORK EM UP INTO ...
The openings...of the TSH should be approx. 3/16 inches in length (fore and aft) and as wide as 2/3 the bore diameter. At this width it will be at least twice ...
Joe,<br><br>I find what you have to say generally interesting and useful and showing a good deal of experience across many disciplines. But the way you say it...
Hey Don none of my business but since Ive been friends with Biker Joe for many years maybe I can enlighten you. Joe types in upper case letters due to poor eye...
How to put this delicately? I'd like to think clubs like this are for sharing experience, swapping information and generally supporting one another. I'm not ...
Thanks, Jerry. That was not intended as a "flame." I just find the all caps stuff hard to read and distracting from what's being said. I, myself, have only one...
Hey don't hate me but this makes the first day back in the saddle in two weeks. I didn't even turn on the computer at home, just enjoyed some great family ...
Back to the flutes: I'd like to say the photos in the photo section, along with the posts, have provided more useful info than the books I've read. This is in...
1. Sticks and branches-----Over the past 14 months, I've been trying another technique. An apple tree went over in the back yard, and I cut 'bout 12 sticks ...
My understanding is that Native American flutes are the only ones with REMOVABLE fipples. No other flutes anywhere in the world hold this characteristic. That...
Great idea. I'm driving down with a fellow flutie from Jersey who has signed up for the competition. I'll try to rent a digital camera and have her do some ...
Hey !!! What am I doing in front of this one eyed monster again. Dusty I will not be able to attend, but will be with you all in spirit. I hope that this will ...
